Tre Cime Alpine Dairy

The Tre Cime Alpine Dairy in Dobbiaco offers interesting insights into cheesemaking

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The Tre Cime Alpine Dairy is located in the Val Pusteria Road in Dobbiaco.
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It is an alpine dairy as well as a show dairy.
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At the beginning of the walking tour there is a little museum.
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There you learn more about the traditional milk production and cheese making.
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Many old exhibits enrich the museum.
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A review into bygone times…
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From the visitors’ gallery you can witness the whole production process.
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Also the coagulation, the salting and the salting tubs can be seen.
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You would like detailed information? Guided tours are offered.
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Cheese master at his work…
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Cheeses are transferred to the ripening cellar for maturation.
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Orginale Dobbiaco, Malga Alto Adige, Imperatore delle Dolomiti - these are the names of cheese produced by the Tre Cime Alpine Dairy.
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Of course you can also taste the house-made quality products.
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The show dairy is open from Tuesday to Sunday, it stays closed on Mondays.
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Vivid illustrations lighten up the museum visit.
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The museum also has surprises in store for children.
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Countless wheels of cheese pile up in the ripening cellar.
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In the ripening cellar you meet St. Theodul, the patron saint of the cheese dairy.
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In the Tre Cime Alpine Dairy, the milk from the Upper Pusteria valley is processed into South Tyrolean mountain cheese and other delicacies. The history dates back to 1882, when the Dobbiaco Dairy Cooperative was founded, to produce milk, cream, butter and cheese. How the cheese is made, how it matures and how the famous holes get into the cheese - all this can be experienced in the show dairy.

A little museum at the beginning of the tour shows a review into bygone times but also into the today's life of the farmers of the valley. Films show the cheese production which you can also witness from the visitors' gallery. The tour goes on to the ripening cellar, where the delicacies are stored and mature.

The here manufactured cheese of course can be tasted and is on sale in the shop. The tour is barrier-free and the interesting guided tours are offered in German, Italian and English language.

Contact info

Statale della Val Pusteria / Pustertaler Strasse 3c - 39034 - Dobbiaco / Toblach
+39 0474 971300
info@schaukaesereidreizinnen.com

Opening times

Fri 29 Sep 08:00 - 19:00
Sat 30 Sep 08:00 - 19:00
Sun 01 Oct 10:00 - 18:00
Mon 02 Oct closed
Tue 03 Oct 08:00 - 19:00
Wed 04 Oct 08:00 - 19:00
Thu 05 Oct 08:00 - 19:00

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Full timetables

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Show Dairy - summer 2023 (19/06/2023 - 17/09/2023)

Mon 08:00 - 19:00
Tue 08:00 - 19:00
Wed 08:00 - 19:00
Thu 08:00 - 19:00
Fri 08:00 - 19:00
Sat 08:00 - 19:00
Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Feast of the Assumption 2023 (15/08/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Show Dairy - autumn 2023 (19/09/2023 - 31/10/2023)

Mon closed
Tue 08:00 - 19:00
Wed 08:00 - 19:00
Thu 08:00 - 19:00
Fri 08:00 - 19:00
Sat 08:00 - 19:00
Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Admission

single admission:
€ 5.00 per person
€ 8.00 per person (with small tasting)*
€ 10.00 per person (with large tasting)*

groups (15 and more persons):
€ 4.50 per person
€ 6.00 per person (with cube tasting, no drink)
€ 7.50 per person (with small tasting)*
€ 9.50 per person (with large tasting)*

* bread and drink included

free for children under 8 years (without tasting)

More information

The best time for a visit of the show dairy is from Tuesday to Friday from 8 am to 1 pm, when all production processes can be seen. The round tour is barrier-free.

Guided tour till September 14, 2023, in German language every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am, in Italian language at 11 am, no reservation needed for individuals, guided tours for groups of 15 and more persons upon request. During the low seasons in spring and in autumn guided tours only on request and only for groups of 15 and more persons. The show dairy stays open all year round.

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